A home health agency in Bedford, MA. It ran an operating loss of 4.1% in FY21 on $2.7M of operating revenue. It held 11 days of cash on hand (33rd percentile among home health agencies on liquidity).
Days cash on hand · FY21
11d
all sources
▲ 5.2 days vs FY20
vs home health agencies33rd pctl of 4,699 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY21
$2.7M
▲ 0.2 $M vs FY20
vs home health agencies57th pctl of 6,669 (FY24)
Operating margin · FY21
-4.1%
▲ 0.2 pts vs FY20
vs home health agencies28th pctl of 6,394 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY21
-4.1%
▼ 8.6 pts vs FY20
vs home health agencies24th pctl of 6,556 (FY24)
Where HEALTH STAR HOME sits among home health agencies
Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 6,394 of 8,555 filed
Each point is one home health agency in the national distribution for this provider type, placed by operating margin. Facilities are not matched on size, case mix, or market — that is the matched-peer comparison in the paid benchmark. The home health agency median is +4.1%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
One home health agencyHEALTH STARhome health agency median
The money
$ thousands · HCRIS cost-report basis · as filed, QA-gated
Ratios tell you how this home health agency is doing. Statements tell you what kind of organization it is, and where the money comes from. Every figure below traces to a public cost-report filing, shown as filed. A ratio renders only when every input is reported in the filing; a year missing its core lines is not shown; a year whose balance sheet does not reconcile is labeled. Not audited by Astrelis.
Operating margin
-4.1% (FY21)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-4.1% (FY21)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
11d (FY21)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
Not reported in this filing
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
-56% (FY21)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not reported in this filing
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY20
FY21
Patient revenue
2,528
2,703
Total operating revenue
2,528
2,703
Total operating expenses
2,636
2,814
Operating income
(108)
(111)
Operating margin %
-4.3%
-4.1%
Other non-operating, net
234
0
Net income
126
(111)
Net income %
+4.6%
-4.1%
2 of 3 years available for this statement.
HCRIS CMS-1728 cost report · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · operating revenue reflects net patient service revenue · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
The metrics this home health agency type is judged on: care quality, patient experience, and scale. Each is labeled by evidence class and public source; descriptive context only, never a ranking or adequacy claim.
Timely initiation of care
90.9%
Verified fact2026
CMS Care Compare
Improvement in ambulation
37.4%
Verified fact2026
CMS Care Compare
ZIP codes served
34
Proxy2026
CMS HH PUF
Visits / episodes
6,516
Verified fact2021
CMS HH PUF
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this home health agency serves
Middlesex County, MA · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$126.8K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
7.5%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
2.4%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
16.0%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
13.0%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 4.2% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 9.9% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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